Gillespie County, Texas. Gillespie County is a county located on the Edwards Plateau in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2010 census, its population was 24,837. The county seat is Fredericksburg. It is located in the heart of the Texas Hill Country. Gillespie is named for Robert Addison Gillespie, a soldier in the Mexican-American War.
Anne Frank, the little Jewish girl who penned âAnne Frankâs Diaryâ while hiding in an attic from Nazis, was a refugee and her family applied for U.S. visas but were denied. The Truth: Itâs true that Anne Frank became a refugee in the lead up to World War II and was denied entry into the United States. That revelation surfaced in 2007 when the Yivo Institute for Jewish Research discovered a file on Otto Frank, Anne Frankâs father.
Anne was in hiding with her mother, father, sister Margot, Mr., Mrs., and Peter Van Pels (Van Daan in the diary), and Fritz Pfeffer (Mr. Dussel in the diary). The story involves action, romance, and the everyday struggles of an average teen. Over 31 million copies of The Diary of Anne Frank have been sold since August of 1945. It is an amazing tale of a young Jewish girl growing up and maturing while hiding from the German Nazis for 25 months in the secret annex of her father's warehouse.